Table 1 Malaria diagnostic tools and characteristics of the participants
Characteristics | Total No | Malaria diagnostic tools | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Microscopy | hsRDT (pfHRP2) | cRDT (PfHRP2) | qPCR | |||||||
+ ve | −ve | + ve | −ve | + ve | −ve | + ve | −ve | |||
994 | 15 | 979 | 22 | 972 | 22 | 972 | 45 | 949 | ||
Sex | Male | 521 (52.40) | 12 (80.00) | 509 (52.00) | 18 (82.00) | 503 (51.70) | 18 (82.00) | 503 (51.70) | 29 (64.40) | 492 (51.84) |
Female | 473 (47.60) | 3 (20) | 470 (48.00) | 4 (18.00) | 469 (48.30) | 4 (18.00) | 469 (48.30) | 16 (35.60) | 457 (48.16) | |
P-value | 0.030* | 0.005* | 0.005* | 0.61 | ||||||
Age | 6–11 | 463 (46.60) | 7 (46.70) | 456 (46.58) | 12 (54.50) | 451 (46.40) | 12 (54.50) | 451 (46.40) | 22 (48.90) | 441 (46.47) |
12–15 | 531 (53.40) | 8 (53.33) | 523 (53.42) | 10 (45.50) | 521 (53.60) | 10 (45.50) | 521 (53.60) | 23 (51.10) | 508 (53.53) | |
P-value | 0.99 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.7507 | ||||||
Grade level | 1–4 | 561 (56.40) | 8 (53.33) | 553 (56.50) | 13 (59.10) | 548 (56.40) | 13 (59.10) | 548 (56.40) | 24 (53.30) | 537 (56.59) |
5–8 | 433 (43.60) | 7 (46.67) | 426 (43.50) | 9 (41.90) | 424 (43.60) | 9 (41.90) | 424 (43.60) | 21 (46.70) | 412(43.41) | |
P- value | 0.8070 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.66 | ||||||
Residence | Rural | 765 (77.00) | 13(86.70) | 752 (76.80) | 17 (77.27) | 748 (77.00) | 17 (77.27) | 748 (77.00) | 35 (77.80) | 730 (77.00) |
Semi-urban | 229 (23.00) | 2 (13.30) | 227 (23.20) | 5 (22.73) | 224 (23.00) | 5 (22.73) | 224 (23.00) | 10 (22.20) | 219 (23.00) | |
P- value | 0.36 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.89 | ||||||